Thursday, December 22, 2011

CAPRA MOVIE TIMELINE

                                        FRANK CAPRA
1930Pluto DiscoveredStarting in 1922 to 1932 Capra made over 20 movies many of them Silent and including shorts.
1931America adobts their National Anthem
1932Scientest Split the Atom
1933Hitler becomes chancelor in Germany"The Bitter Tea of General Yen"
Prohobition Ends"Lady for a Day"
1934Dust Bowl"It Happened One Night"
1935Social Security enacted
1936Nazi Olympics in Berlin"Mr. Deeds Goes to town"
1937Japan envades China"Lost Horizon"
1938Chamberlain announces "Peace in our time""You Can't Take It With You"
1939WWII Begins"Mr. Smith Goes to Washington"
1940Battle of Britain
1941Japan attacks Pearl Harbor"Meet John Doe"
1942Battle of StalingradFrom 1942 to 1945 Capra made 11 War Documentory movies
1943Italy joins the Allies
1944D-Day"Arsenic and Old Lace"
1945V-Day and Atomic Bomb Dropped
1946Churchill "Iron Curtain" Speech"It's A Wonderful Life"
1947Sound Barrier broken by Chuck Yeager
1948"Big Bang" Theory Formulated"State of the Union" (MGM)
1949China becomes Communist
1950Senator McCarthy begins Red Scare"Riding High"
1951Color TV Introduced"Here Comes the Groom"
1959Castro becomes Dicatator of Cuba"A Hole In the Head"
1961Berlin Wall Built"Pocketful of Miracles"

2 comments:

  1. What a great timeline. I enjoyed how you made the connection between historical events and the films of Capra. It makes you think differently about why and when each movie was created. There are some definite parallels to be found. I'm curious to see what you will post next. Very original and fresh look on the classics. Thank you.

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    1. Thank you for your kind comment. I hope not to let you down. I have quite a few things planned for this blog that I think you will enjoy.

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